Testing for variation in animal preference for Jesup tall fescue hays with wild-type, novel, or no fungal endophyte

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2026-2032

  Fisher, D S ^a   Burns, J C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 54949142838     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.10.0548     Document Type: Article

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